Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-13

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The annual picnic and excursion Of
the Sunday school of the Bainbridge-
Street Baptist church given at West
Point Yesterday was perfect success.
The day was a most delightful one for
July--clear and bright but not OPP
pressively hot. A train of five
coaches and baggage-car had
been engaged, but long before the
appointed hour of starting these were
filed and additional ones had TO be
brought ont. until there were nine alto
gether, and all of them filled. The day
wasspentin a do as-you- please y style,
and all seemed TO be enjoying them
selves. A more abundant supply Of
Good and substantial edibles is rarely
seen, and to this an addition was the nice
refreshments served by Mr.. A. {.
Harding. At 3 j. NJ, when there was
all elegant tide, the majority OF the
members Of the Manchester Bathing
Club, who had carried their suits with
them, went bathing, and to both the
participants and the large crowd of
spectators the half hour thus spent was
very pleasant. The train for home was
boarded by > o'clock, and few mi
nutes later it pulled ont, and about
go persons, delighted with the day
they had spent, were being borne on
their homeward journey. The only
thing to mar the pleasure of the day in
the slightest degree was something
which came near being sad occur
renee, though only known to a few.
Captain Lipscomb, while out swim
ming, was seized with cramp
and sunk. His son, being near by in
a boat, rowed towards him and eX-
tended one of the oars, which he seized
Just as he was about to go under the
second time. He soon recovered en-
tirely, and enjoyed the remainder OF
the day.
MIR. Harry Muter new resident
near the Courthouse, was III the city
Yesterday on hunt for his horse, which
ne supposed to have been stolen. The
animal, large bay, was put in the sta
BILE the night before, but was gone in
the morning. He was tracked for a
mile or more in the direction of Man
chester, and appearedto have been going
in gallop.
1t j. stated that the horses and buggy
recovered at the residence of Mr.. Pat
Winfree, in Chesterfield, Sunday-an
item about which was published in the
Dispatch of yesterday-were owned
by Mr.. Smith, living near Amelia
Courthouse. A sale of his farm and
stock had been in negotiation with one
of the parties found with the team,
and it now appears that there was no
robbery, but that possession was taken
rather prematurely.
Yesterday Charles Sloan, who was
twice bitten by large water-moccasin
snake Monday afternoon, was doing
well. The boy. who lives in the lower
part of the city, was on one Of the
islands near Mayo's bridge at the time,
and seeing the snake in the water
grabbed at it, thinking it was large
eel. When he discovered that it was a
snake instead of an eel he tried 10 get
away from it, but the snake bit him
twice in one Of his hands before he
could get rid OF the yenomous reptile.
The boy suffered a great deal, but
Will recover
Manchester Royal Arch Chapter, No.
4s, will hold a regular meeting tO-mor'
row night, when officers for the next
term will be elected.
Willie johnson, Esq, of Cumber-
land county, is visiting friends in the
city.
Rev. William II. Christian, of the
Central Methodist church, expects to
visit Mathews county this week.
Mr.. JEFF. Morrissett, of Swansboro +,
is confined to his home by sickness.